Wizard Mat Designer - Triple mat

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We use a Wizard. We have a job with a triple mat. The bottom two layers are multi-openings (9) rectangles with a 3/16 reveal on each and three inch borders all around.

We would like to put a top mat on all that with only one opening and narrower borders. This is easy to do if we treat it as two jobs (one with one mat, and one with two) but I understand that if I use the Mixed Template I can have different openings on each layer. I have not been able to make this work.

Any ideas on how to do this?

Thanks
Karl
 
Lay out the multi-openings first. Then, bring over the large opening that will be on the top layer. Click on Advanced Tab then adjust the Transparency so that you can see the other openings under the large opening, to make it easier to adjust the positioning. When you are satisfied, go to the Cut Preview Screen.

Click on PathTrace on the Cut Preview Screen, and Click No to save the Mat. Trace the design as desired: Bottom layer, middle layer, top layer.

While in PathTrace, Click on Help to open the PathTrace Manual. Check out Lesson 5: CutArt on a Different Layer which will walk you through a similar scenario of cutting a rectangle to encompass many openings.
 
I guess I would simply design it as two layers with your multi-opening first. Then on layer one add a v-groove (for now) where you want your top layer skinny mat to be. Now take it into path trace.

Top layer #1 change the cut from v-groove to regular bevel.
Layer #2 (your former #1) set openings to regular bevel.
Layer #3 (your former #2) set openings to regular bevel.

Click on cut and confirm size of mat.

I think by making it a v-groove first you don't have to mess around with transparent and getting it in the right place, it is already there.
 
I must be misreading something, because it sounds like the top mat (with only one opening) would be concealing the multiple openings in the bottom two layers.
:shrug: Rick
 
Rick Granick said:
I must be misreading something, because it sounds like the top mat (with only one opening) would be concealing the multiple openings in the bottom two layers.
:shrug: Rick
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Both Dani's method and mine have 3 layers.

Mine started with 2 layers and a v-groove but in pathtrace the v-groove was changed to regular bevel and put on the top layer by itself. The opening in that top layer is the size that the v-groove was. The multiple openings are on levels 2 & 3.

Maybe the other way is easier, but the way my mind works, this works for me.
 
As with any project, there is always several ways to get to the end result. Use the method you feel the most comfortable with.

This project has one large opening on the top layer, with several smaller openings on the second and third layer, which can be viewed within the large top layer. Because of the size of the large opening on the top layer, it is not covering the other openings below it, but rather encompassing/framing them.
 
Okay want to here from another country .... LOL

I usually do it Dani's ( path trace you have got to appreciate it ) if I am going to save it for futher use.

Then on the other hand if I figure the customer may never want another one.
I design it as she said then.
I save it then I delete the to mat.
Then cut the other mat .
Then I go back & undo the delete & then delete the botom mats and cut the top one.

Yes it is running around the block to get in the front door, just another spin on the same results.
 
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